Salem vs San Miguel

A side-by-side comparison of Salem and San Miguel: population, income, housing, and more.

Salem and San Miguel are places in New Mexico. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Salem has the higher population (834 vs 707 in San Miguel). Salem has the higher median household income ($56,103 vs $55,219 in San Miguel). San Miguel has the higher median home value ($116,200 vs $55,300 in Salem).

Population, income & housing

	Salem	San Miguel
Population	834	707
Median age	35.4 yrs	35.9 yrs
Median household income	$56,103	$55,219
Median home value	$55,300	$116,200
Housing units	235	366
Homeownership rate	78.3%	100.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	0.0%	12.8%
Unemployment rate	13.0%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Salem	San Miguel
Population	311 → 834 (+168.2%)	978 → 707 (-27.7%)
Median household income	$50,994 → $56,103 (+10.0%)	$63,594 → $55,219 (-13.2%)
Median home value	$32,000 → $55,300 (+72.8%)	$99,600 → $116,200 (+16.7%)

Salem

Population

311834

Median household income

$50,994$56,103

Median home value

$32,000$55,300

San Miguel

Population

978707

Median household income

$63,594$55,219

Median home value

$99,600$116,200

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Salem	San Miguel
Under 5	1.9%	3.3%
5 to 17	27.2%	24.2%
18 to 24	12.7%	8.6%
25 to 34	6.8%	7.5%
35 to 44	24.3%	19.1%
45 to 54	6.2%	15.6%
55 to 64	14.1%	5.9%
65 to 74	3.0%	15.6%
75 and over	3.6%	0.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Salem	San Miguel
White (non-Hispanic)	2.0%	4.4%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.0%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	98.0%	95.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Salem	San Miguel
No high school diploma	55.3%	17.5%
High school graduate	34.2%	48.7%
Some college or associate's	10.5%	21.0%
Bachelor's degree	0.0%	0.9%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	11.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Salem	San Miguel
Drove alone	79.3%	97.9%
Carpooled	20.7%	2.1%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	0.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Salem	San Miguel
1-unit, detached	25.1%	82.0%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	74.9%	18.0%

Poverty & households

	Salem	San Miguel
Poverty rate	47.5%	20.9%
Average household size	3.55	3.11
Mean commute (minutes)	30	31
Median year structure built	1984	1977